Shanny made it sound like they were getting back some.. and awhile back an insider for the WaPo said on radio that they will get most or all of it back but I haven't heard about it since.

What impact could this have if they do get it back? I think we should keep our safety's merriweather and jackson, maybe sign one in FA and draft a youngster.. hopefully jackson or merri pan out but we can't bank on it and need so other options.. but I think if they do pan out we'd be fine at safety and have good depth.

Mississippi Hog wrote:If we do get the stolen cap space back, do we also get the $18 mil from last year to roll into this year? That would be SWEET!! Set us up with $32 million in space before redoing any contracts.

merrygrifthness wrote:Shanny made it sound like they were getting back some.. and awhile back an insider for the WaPo said on radio that they will get most or all of it back but I haven't heard about it since.

What impact could this have if they do get it back? I think we should keep our safety's merriweather and jackson, maybe sign one in FA and draft a youngster.. hopefully jackson or merri pan out but we can't bank on it and need so other options.. but I think if they do pan out we'd be fine at safety and have good depth.

Merriweather has durability issues. We can't depemd on him. Jackson won't be allowed contact with the team till at least late August. I don't see him helping this year.

Redskins officials have said they were caught off guard last year when they found out just before free agency that the NFL would hit the team with a $36 million salary cap cut over two years.

With the team set to absorb the second half of that penalty this year, Coach Mike Shanahan said after the 2012 season that the team does not consider the matter closed. But several people familiar with the case said in recent weeks that there is little to no chance, in their view, of the Redskins recouping any portion of their lost cap space.

“The cap penalty remains in place,” one said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the Redskins have refused to comment publicly on the details of the case and what they consider unresolved.

At this point, if we get relief, I'm considering it an unexpected surprise. I hope the Skins are going into 2013 assuming that the penalty will remain in place.

I am still entirely baffled by this. I've yet to hear a cogent argument as to why this is OK, why we can not figure out a way to get relief, how the figure of $36 million was derived, or, most importantly, why we didn't just ignore this for last year and this year and let the NFL prove the legitimacy of this move, in court, while we enjoyed our fairly maneuvered cap space. How in the world is the burden on us to prove a negative rather than on the league to affirmatively prove that a rule was broken?

I know he got a pretty good zip on the ball. He has a quick release. . . once I seen a coupla' throws, I was just like 'Yeah, he's that dude.'"

emoses14 wrote:I am still entirely baffled by this. I've yet to hear a cogent argument as to why this is OK, why we can not figure out a way to get relief, how the figure of $36 million was derived, or, most importantly, why we didn't just ignore this for last year and this year and let the NFL prove the legitimacy of this move, in court, while we enjoyed our fairly maneuvered cap space. How in the world is the burden on us to prove a negative rather than on the league to affirmatively prove that a rule was broken?

Because they can... This is the same unfair process that the players are subjected to but most everyone is fine with that....

emoses14 wrote:I am still entirely baffled by this. I've yet to hear a cogent argument as to why this is OK, why we can not figure out a way to get relief, how the figure of $36 million was derived, or, most importantly, why we didn't just ignore this for last year and this year and let the NFL prove the legitimacy of this move, in court, while we enjoyed our fairly maneuvered cap space. How in the world is the burden on us to prove a negative rather than on the league to affirmatively prove that a rule was broken?

We couldn't do that because, per the CBA, the NFL has to approve all contracts. And, they wouldn't approve a contract that violated the salary cap (including the penalty).

Ironically, the NFL approved the 2010 contracts that didn't violate any rule or the non-existent salary cap that year--but turned around and used those approved contracts to dock us $36M.

Ridiculous.

So to answer your question, like CLL said, the NFL does whatever it wants because they can.

emoses14 wrote:I am still entirely baffled by this. I've yet to hear a cogent argument as to why this is OK, why we can not figure out a way to get relief, how the figure of $36 million was derived, or, most importantly, why we didn't just ignore this for last year and this year and let the NFL prove the legitimacy of this move, in court, while we enjoyed our fairly maneuvered cap space. How in the world is the burden on us to prove a negative rather than on the league to affirmatively prove that a rule was broken?

We couldn't do that because, per the CBA, the NFL has to approve all contracts. And, they wouldn't approve a contract that violated the salary cap (including the penalty).

Ironically, the NFL approved the 2010 contracts that didn't violate any rule or the non-existent salary cap that year--but turned around and used those approved contracts to dock us $36M.

Ridiculous.

So to answer your question, like CLL said, the NFL does whatever it wants because they can.

I almost broke my fingers getting ready to type this very point in response to your first paragraph, but alas you beat me to it. This is like Inception for morons, its non-sense within the non-sense within utter hypocrisy.

By the way, CLL, you and I agree on the way the NFL treats its, slaves, uhm, indentured servants, er, "players" when it comes to pretty much any matter as well and the manner in which a LOT of people seem to think it's perfectly fine.

I know he got a pretty good zip on the ball. He has a quick release. . . once I seen a coupla' throws, I was just like 'Yeah, he's that dude.'"

there's very little the Redskins can do to get the cap space back ... but anyone that thinks the FO and management are not doing EVERYTHING they can to get that cap space back OR 'adjusted' is just STUPID

same goes for any fans that think we'll get last years $18m 'added' back on - are you CRAZY?

the NFL does what it wants and trying to make sense of some of the things that come out of that office is just NOT happening

that's just the way it is

to imply that a franchise or a couple of franchises can go against the NFL just because the fans don't like it, is just NOT happening either

Nobody really expects the Redskins to do well - 8 wins is a winning season with Dan Snyder Since 1999, 19 seasons 132-171-1 - this is an average of less than 7 wins per season

SkinsJock wrote:there's very little the Redskins can do to get the cap space back ... but anyone that thinks the FO and management are not doing EVERYTHING they can to get that cap space back OR 'adjusted' is just STUPID

same goes for any fans that think we'll get last years $18m 'added' back on - are you CRAZY?

the NFL does what it wants and trying to make sense of some of the things that come out of that office is just NOT happening

that's just the way it is

to imply that a franchise or a couple of franchises can go against the NFL just because the fans don't like it, is just NOT happening either

So pessimistic but so true We'll be alright though. I believe the players want to be there and will restructure.

However, in 2014 we'll be back in action.

I think we have what it takes to be a more than successful team this season; I think NFC East championship at is well in our grasp again. Seeing us beat Dallas twice this coming year will be better than a SB anyway